Vodafone Qatar will be the first company in the region to make 5G smartphones available to its customers. Vodafone Qatar will open pre-orders for a limited number of the Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G starting 14 May. The news was unveiled at Galeries Lafayette Doha, Vodafone Qatar’s exclusive partner for the smartphone’s pre-order and collection phases.
Sheikh Hamad Abdulla Al Thani, Vodafone Qatar CEO, handed the first locally available Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G to Adel Ali Bin Ali, Chairman & President of Ali Bin Ali Holding that operates Galeries Lafayette Doha, in the presence of Nabeel Ali Bin Ali, Vice Chairman & EVP of the Group. Intertec Group, the sole distributor of Xiaomi in Qatar, was represented by its Managing Director, Abdulla Khalifa Al Subaey and Divisional Manager Asraf NK.
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G is powered by the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform featuring the Snapdragon X50 5G modem with integrated transceiver and Qualcomm Technologies’ RF Front-End solution, ushering in a new decade of revolutionary mobile experiences. The smartphone’s black exterior is coupled with its unique slide function for quick-fire selfies and videos with no notch full display screen
With each purchase of the Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G priced at QR3,999, customers will get a Galeries Lafayette Doha gift voucher worth QR1,500.In addition, customers who sign up to Vodafone Red Me and above postpaid plan will get several benefits, including free valet parking for 12 months.
Pre-orders will be taken on the 1st floor of Galeries Lafayette Doha until stocks last from 10 am to 3 pm and from 7.30 pm to 1 am. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G will be on display and Vodafone staff will be on hand to answer any questions.
“Since the launch of our 5G network less than a year ago, we have been the region’s 5G pioneer and are driving 5G forward. We are delighted that people in Qatar will be amongst the first in the world to enjoy the 5G experience on a 5G smartphone,” said Sheikh Hamad.
Bin Ali said, “We are glad that Galeries Lafayette Doha is the place where, for the first time in Qatar and in the region, mobile phones with this latest technology are being made available to the public. We commit to keep this pioneering spirit alive and introduce many firsts for the people of Qatar.”